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Acquisitions (Summary Pro Forma Financial Information) (Details) (PCMR [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
PCMR [Member]
Pro Forma Financial Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.68us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ 1.39us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ (0.40)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember
Pro forma net revenue	$ 473,865us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ 660,535us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ 600,057us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 1.72us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ 1.43us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ (0.40)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$ 62,252us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ 51,978us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember	$ (14,413)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mtn_PCMRMember

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